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Catherine Thompson

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Catherine Thompson is a reporter for Talking Points Memo. Before joining TPM, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She is a graduate of New York University, where she served as the deputy managing editor of NYU's student newspaper, the Washington Square News. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.

"Jihadi John," the black-clad English-speaking Islamic State militant thought to be shown beheading the group's hostages on video, was alleged on Thursday by the Washington Post and the BBC to be a man named Mohammed Emwazi.

Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to a potential nuclear deal with Iran, calling it as wrongheaded as the prime minister's backing of the Iraq War.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) responded late Monday to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani's accusation that President Barack Obama doesn't "love America" by highlighting his administration's accomplishments, including the killing of Osama bin Laden.